Who was Bill Sands? By his nineteenth birthday he was doing three consecutive life terms in San Quentin. He admitted that he was on his way to committing murder if he hadn’t been stopped. Thirty years later he was a successful businessman, a famous speaker and the author of a bestselling book. Along the way he had been a pilot, a boxer, a comedian and a diamond miner. Bill Sands died in 1969, but he left behind as his legacy this exciting story of his life so that others may benefit from his incredible experiences. Who was Napoleon Hill? As a lecturer, author and advisor to two Presidents, he devoted his life to creating a formula for success, consisting of 17 principles anyone can learn. His success system unleashes your power to control your life just as Bill Sands did. Why read this book? Bill Sand’s bestselling life story demonstrates the power of applying Napoleon Hill’s formula for success. So that you can see exactly how this happened, this new edition contains a special introduction and chapter notes explaining exactly which of Hill’s principles Sands used – or abused. Whatever your mind can conceive and believe, you can achieve! The Napoleon Hill Foundation is a non-profit charitable educational organization dedicated to disseminating the works of Napoleon Hill in an effort to make a better world for this and future generations.